Central Banking

Hong Kong and Thailand link settlement systems

Payment-versus-payment link between RTGS systems goes live

hong-kong-island
Hong Kong

A new link between Hong Kong and Thailand's real time gross settlement (RTGS) systems went live yesterday, and was heralded by one central banker for creating a "safer and more efficient arrangement for settling foreign exchange transactions".

The mechanism – known as a payment-versus-payment (PvP) link – ensures that a transfer of one currency only occurs if the transfer of the other currency takes place at the exact same time.

RTGS systems settle transfers on a rolling basis rather than at the

Only users who have a paid subscription or are part of a corporate subscription are able to print or copy content.

To access these options, along with all other subscription benefits, please contact info@centralbanking.com or view our subscription options here: http://subscriptions.centralbanking.com/subscribe

You are currently unable to copy this content. Please contact info@centralbanking.com to find out more.

Sorry, our subscription options are not loading right now

Please try again later. Get in touch with our customer services team if this issue persists.

New to Central Banking? View our subscription options

Register for Central Banking

All fields are mandatory unless otherwise highlighted

This address will be used to create your account

FedNow – at last

The instant payment system might help fix the US’s rusty payment rails, but it also faces competition, says Dave Birch

You need to sign in to use this feature. If you don’t have a Central Banking account, please register for a trial.

Sign in
You are currently on corporate access.

To use this feature you will need an individual account. If you have one already please sign in.

Sign in.

Alternatively you can request an individual account

.